Psalms 66:20
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
- KJV
- Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
- WEB
- Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.
- ASV
- Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me. Psalm 67 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song.
- DARBY
- Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!
- BLB
- Blessed [be] God, who has not turned aside my prayer, or His loving devotion from me.
- ÅB
- Lovet være Gud, som ikke avviste min bønn og ikke tok sin miskunnhet fra meg!
- OTB
- Velsignet være Gud,
Som ikke har vendt bort min bønn,
Eller holdt sin nåde tilbake fra meg. - B1930
- Lovet være Gud, som ikke avviste min bønn og ikke tok sin miskunnhet fra mig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 86:12–13
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
Read in contextPsalms 68:35
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Read in contextPsalms 51:11
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:14–15
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
Read in contextPsalms 22:24
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
Read in context